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Fortune 500 Power Moves: Which executives gained and lost power this week, Oct. 10-17, 2025

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Ronnie Pruitt will become the CEO of Vulcan Materials (No. 500 on the Fortune 500) on Jan. 1, 2026.
Ronnie Pruitt will become the CEO of Vulcan Materials (No. 500 on the Fortune 500) on Jan. 1, 2026.Courtesy of Vulcan Materials Company

This is Fortune 500 Power Moves, a column tracking executive shifts—from appointments and promotions to resignations and retirements—within the highest ranks of Fortune 500 companies. 

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Below is a recap of the C-suite developments at America’s highest-revenue-generating companies announced between Oct. 10–17, organized by sector. Titles included in this roundup: CEOs (Chief Executive Officers), CFOs (Chief Financial Officers), and COOs (Chief Operating Officers). We also include CTOs (Chief Technology Officers), Chief Information Officers (CIOs), CHROs (Chief Human Resources Officers), Chief People Officers, CMOs (Chief Marketing Officers), and Chief Customer Officers when there are Power Moves within the Fortune 500 announced pertaining to those roles.

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Health care

  • Becton Dickinson (No. 211) announced that CFO ChrisDelOrefice will leave the company, effective Dec. 5, to become the next CFO of Ulta Beauty (No. 375). VitorRoque, Becton Dickinson’s SVP of finance, business units, and corporate financial planning and analysis, will serve as interim CFO until the company finds a replacement. Read more:Ulta Beauty’s new CFO is a Johnson & Johnson veteran tasked to help lead the company’s next chapter

Industrials

  • Vertiv Holdings (No. 471)appointedCraigChamberlin as CFO, effective Nov. 10. Chamberlin currently serves as Group VP and CFO of the transit segment of Wabtec Corporation (No. 408). He succeeds DavidFallon, who is retiring.

Materials

  • Vulcan Materials (No. 500) promoted RonniePruitt to CEO, effective Jan. 1. Pruitt currently serves as COO of the company and will succeed TomHill, who will transition to executive chairman of the company’s board.

Source: S&P Global Market Intelligence

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